Downtown Los Angeles was again to its weekend regular Saturday after hundreds of drivers have been caught for hours on the Harbor (one hundred ten) Freeway when the jammed rush-hour street was closed in each instructions as a person threatened to leap from an overpass.

The person lastly surrendered to police and was taken to a hospital for analysis, however not earlier than the incident had backed up visitors for miles on the Harbor Freeway in each instructions in addition to the Santa Monica (10) Freeway main into downtown beginning Friday at about 5:20 p.m.

It took about an hour earlier than the person was taken into custody as he threatened to leap close to the Wilshire Boulevard exit, stated Los Angeles Police Division Officer Sal Ramirez.

The threatened suicide pressured the California Freeway Patrol to cease northbound and southbound visitors on the Harbor Freeway at Wilshire Boulevard and situation a SigAlert, in line with CHP Officer Michele Bond.

Models from the Los Angeles Hearth Division and LAPD responded to the scene. Firefighters deployed air cushions on the freeway. Negotiators from the LAPD started speaking to the person, making an attempt to influence him to return down.

The person surrendered to police about 6:25 p.m., was taken into custody, evaluated by paramedics and delivered to a hospital for an analysis, police stated.

The incident backed up visitors on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway for miles, in accordance with authorities.

–Metropolis Information Service

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